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A real estate expert believes the new mortgage rules that went into effect Monday will hit Alberta's market the hardest.0 O1 f4 {; V# p* m
' y! u4 S& u; z# @The changes are meant to make it tougher for buyers to qualify if they put less than 20 per cent down.
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7 f+ z& {! `0 ]7 F4 ^$ |Prior to today, an Alberta family with a household income of $80,000 would likely have qualified for a $400,000 home but now they will be approved for a $320,000 home.! u1 C7 S- ~ i1 t
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First-time buyers, single-income earners take biggest hit with new mortgage rules
; Y8 `7 {; H8 |: zCMHC to issue 1st 'red' warning on Canadian housing market
+ {1 N# U$ |. ?Mortgage specialist Peter Kinch says under the new rules, affected buyers have about 20 percent less purchasing power which will put a downward pressure on the Canadian real estate market but he says the impact will be even greater in Alberta, where the slumping economy is already hurting house sales and prices.
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& @7 g0 }+ }( i+ @# e9 W4 C! Z"In a real estate market that's struggling to recover already, it could have a very negative impact on that market," Kinch said.( ?* A* V: q, P+ Q! P5 Q
, _2 h4 d4 w# `1 k0 h- KWait and see what happens/ ^' x2 l5 y+ ^/ _$ ~" D+ c+ I; C
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Natalie Whitney and her young family say that's what they're banking on so they've just decided to put their house hunting on hold.4 u) d: V, `) o0 @1 Q6 o
( h, h1 E, u0 d8 M, M"It could be advantageous for us to wait and just see what happens to the market in six months," she said.
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- o: e5 w" n6 F& C7 H% [5 OThe Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. issued its first ever "red" warning on Monday, referring to real estate affordability issues spreading beyond Vancouver and Toronto.# |' Y1 N# r9 w; u
, ]3 D* B# I1 c3 b. f% v"These factors will be reflected in our forthcoming Housing Market Assessment on Oct. 26. They will cause us to issue our first "red" warning for the Canadian housing market as a whole," CEO Evan Siddall wrote in a Globe and Mail column. _2 ]5 D2 ~& g# Y0 v& f+ R" x7 d$ P& _
" r: }- C. p8 H1 }! f' h: c bKinch says for buyers who can't wait, they'll either need to come up with a bigger down payment or lower their expectations about what they can afford. |
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